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MCPON visits JB Charleston
August 23, 2017 — Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano speaks to service members at the Bowman Center on the Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station, Aug. 16, 2017. The MCPON visited multiple facilities around base to conduct fleet engagement with Sailors and their families. MORE

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano speaks to service members at the Bowman Center on the Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station, Aug. 16, 2017.

Summer safety campaign implores Airmen to Say Something
May 26, 2017 — The Critical Days of Summer campaign kicks off Memorial Day weekend raising awareness to common summer safety issues.“From Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, a lot of military members and their friends and families start going out more doing things like barbecuing and boating, but usually get comfortable with what’s familiar to them and... MORE

Thank you: A tribute to our military spouses
May 11, 2017 — Kelsey Diaz, left, a former U.S. Air Force loadmaster and military spouse, and her husband Airman 1st Class Oscar Diaz, right, 628th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, hold their children at Hunley Park on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 25, 2017. Kelsey Diaz served as a loadmaster before her husband enlisted. In 1999,... MORE

Kelsey Diaz, left, a former U.S. Air Force loadmaster and military spouse, and her husband Airman 1st Class Oscar Diaz, right, 628th Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, hold their children at Hunley Park on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 25, 2017. Kelsey Diaz served as a loadmaster before her husband enlisted. In 1999, Congress designated the Friday before Mother’s Day as Military Spouse Appreciation Day to show appreciation for the sacrifices of military spouses.

Two birds, one shot
November 16, 2016 — Joint Base Charleston participated in a three-day public health emergency exercise Nov. 7-9, testing the base’s capability to respond to a biological virus outbreak.As the host base for two airlift wings responsible for providing a significant portion of Air Mobility Command’s global reach capability, members of Joint Base Charleston who deliver... MORE

Members of Joint Base Charleston receive their annual flu vaccines from the 628th Medical Group (MDG) at a point of distribution during a public health emergency exercise on Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Nov. 9, 2016. In the event of a real world incident, members would be given a flu vaccine if they hadn’t already received one, as well as medication to combat the outbreak. To simulate that, those who participated in the exercise were given the vaccination and candy to represent the medication.

Arleigh Burke Sailor remembers his time onboard
November 16, 2016 — Having earned his plankowner certificate more than 20 years ago, one former Sailor thought about his time aboard the guided missile destroyer, USS Arleigh Burke (DDG51), when it pulled in for a port visit here, Veterans Day weekend.The term plankowner dates to a time when wooden naval ships sailed the seas. As ships were being built, Sailors would... MORE

Joint Base Charleston Police officer Timothy Reed 628th Security Forces assigned to Naval Weapons station poses with his plankowners certificate, Nov 09, 2016. Reed was a member of the commissioning crew of the USS Arleigh Burke from 1993-1993.

Navy Medicine East visits NHCC
November 16, 2016 — Navy Rear Admiral Kenneth Iverson, commander, Navy Medicine East (right), presents Navy Lieutenant Jonathan Carmack, quality management assistant for Naval Health Clinic Charleston, South Carolina, a coin Nov. 15, 2016. During Iverson's visit to NHCC, he recognized and engaged with Department of the Navy and Veterans Affairs personnel while touring... MORE

Navy Rear Admiral Kenneth Iverson, commander, Navy Medicine East (right), presents Navy Lieutenant Jonathan Carmack, quality management assistant for Naval Health Clinic Charleston, South Carolina, a coin Nov. 15, 2016. During Iverson's visit to NHCC, he recognized and engaged with Department of the Navy and Veterans Affairs personnel while touring the joint ambulatory care clinic.

Veteran and Retiree Appreciation Day
November 10, 2016 — Clayton Givens, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, left, shakes hands with Phil Cates, a U.S. Army veteran with the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Association Medical Center, during a veteran's appreciation event at the Red Bank Club here, Nov. 10, 2016. The inaugural appreciation day provided the opportunity for organizations such as Tricare, the American... MORE

Clayton Givens, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, left, shakes hands with Phil Cates, a U.S. Army veteran with the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Association Medical Center, during a veteran's appreciation event at the Red Bank Club here, Nov. 10, 2016. The inaugural appreciation day provided the opportunity for organizations such as Tricare, the American Legion and the 628th Medical Group to educate veterans and retirees about their benefits.

Veterans Day parade 2016
November 9, 2016 — Members of Joint Base Charleston march together during the Veterans Day parade in Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 6, 2016. The parade is held to honor Veterans Day which became a national holiday Nov. 11, 1938. Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans, alive or deceased. MORE

Members of Joint Base Charleston march together during the Veterans Day parade in Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 6, 2016. The parade is held to honor Veterans Day which became a national holiday Nov. 11, 1938. Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans, alive or deceased.

Navy celebrates 241st birthday
October 17, 2016 — Seaman Charles Diehl (left), Navy Nuclear Power Training Command machinist mate, Master Chief Petty Officer Asa Worcester (center), Joint Base Charleston command master chief and Sam Kirton, a retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, cut the cake during the Navy Ball celebrating the Navy’s 241st birthday. The event took place at the Embassy Suites... MORE

Seaman Charles Diehl (left), Navy Nuclear Power Training Command machinist mate, Master Chief Petty Officer Asa Worcester (center), Joint Base Charleston command master chief and Sam Kirton, a retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, cut the cake during the Navy Ball celebrating the Navy’s 241st birthday. The event took place at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina on Oct. 15. Navy tradition is to have the cake cut by the youngest and oldest Navy members present.

Team Charleston weathers the storm
October 14, 2016 — As Hurricane Matthew approached the Eastern Coast of theUnited States, residents of South Carolina were given an evacuation order byGovernor Nikki Haley. Based on this, Joint Base Charleston leadership made thedetermination to issue a Limited Evacuation Order. With limited personnel following an evacuation, the task of safelystoring or moving... MORE

Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437th Airlift Wing commander, marshals in the first C-17 Globemaster III returning to Joint Base Charleston on Oct. 11 after evacuating for Hurricane Matthew. Many of the aircraft continued to perform various world-wide missions from their evacuated locations.